Importance of Food Safety

Food security is defined as:

• The availability of food and one's access to it.

• The ability to cook food.

• The taste of food.

• The cost of food.

Food contamination is:

• The presence of harmful substances in food

• The process of cooking food

• The method of preserving food

• The way food is packaged

Food-borne illness is caused by consuming contaminated what?

• Water

• Air

• Food

• Medicine

Pathogens are:

• beneficial organisms

• disease-causing organisms

• nutrients

• harmless bacteria

What is food-borne infection?

• A type of infection caused by consuming contaminated food

• An infection transmitted through the air

• A disease spread by insects

• A condition caused by lack of exercise

What are single-celled organisms that can live in food or water and also on our skin or clothing?

• Bacteria

• Viruses

• Parasites

• Fungi

Viruses need a host in order to ______.

• reproduce.

• photosynthesize.

• hibernate.

• metabolize.

Which of the following are multicelled organisms that are far larger than either bacteria or viruses?

• Bacteria

• Viruses

• Parasites

• Fungi

Fungi can be single-celled or multicelled organisms. True or False?

• True

• False

If you find a hair, a piece of food’s packaging, a bandage, or a piece of metal or glass in your food, you’ve found a ______.

• physical hazard.

• chemical hazard.

• biological hazard.

• nutritional hazard.